Extraction of plutonium(IV) by diglycolamide extractants in room temperature ionic liquids

Extraction of Pu(IV) was investigated using solutions of two diglycolamide extractants viz., N,N,N ′ ,N ′-tetra- n -octyldiglycolamide (TODGA) and its branched homolog, N,N,N ′ ,N ′-tetra(2-ethylhexyl) diglycolamide (T2EHDGA), dissolved in two imidazolium based room temperature ionic liquids viz., 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulphonyl) imide ([C 4 mim][NTf 2 ]) and 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulphonyl)...